Thursday Mar 06, 2008

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Okay - so I think this commercial is hysterical. What makes it even funnier is that although I have an MA is European History with a specialization in 16th century Britain - I had now idea what Green Sleeves was! I had to look it up! Everyone knows the melody from Christmas Carols. The song is also used in an episode of Tudors on ShowTime - and no, people in 16th Century Britain were not that fucking hot! Anne Bolylen please! Give me a break! Henry?? No way!
figmentation:
You have a degree in what and you don't know that song?!?!??!!!!
fired... totally.

The song in it's entirety. and the words beneath the spoiler. ~.^
(and it sounds better when the men sing it, but couldn't find a youtube of that.

SPOILERS! (Click to view)

(poss. Henry VIII of England, 1500's.)

Alas, my love, you do me wrong,
To cast me off discourteously.
For I have loved you well and long,
Delighting in your company.

Chorus:
Greensleeves was all my joy
Greensleeves was my delight,
Greensleeves was my heart of gold,
And who but my lady greensleeves.

Your vows you've broken, like my heart,
Oh, why did you so enrapture me?
Now I remain in a world apart
But my heart remains in captivity.

chorus

I have been ready at your hand,
To grant whatever you would crave,
I have both wagered life and land,
Your love and good-will for to have.

chorus

If you intend thus to disdain,
It does the more enrapture me,
And even so, I still remain
A lover in captivity.

chorus

My men were clothed all in green,
And they did ever wait on thee;
All this was gallant to be seen,
And yet thou wouldst not love me.

chorus

Thou couldst desire no earthly thing,
but still thou hadst it readily.
Thy music still to play and sing;
And yet thou wouldst not love me.

chorus

Well, I will pray to God on high,
that thou my constancy mayst see,
And that yet once before I die,
Thou wilt vouchsafe to love me.

chorus

Ah, Greensleeves, now farewell, adieu,
To God I pray to prosper thee,
For I am still thy lover true,
Come once again and love me.

chorus

@courting
recorded by Deller Consort on Best Loved Songs
also Dyer-Bennett



kiss

*edit*
ACTUALLY - a much better rendition. ( ignore the prior one)

figmentation:
Sidenote,
I have a ten day break from school -
If you had a ten day break, where would you go?

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